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Tesla Cybertruck Stops Working After Car Wash Tesla Cybertruck owners have experienced breakdowns after washing their vehicles, sparking discussions about the truck's durability. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-stops-working-car-142400110.html

Country-specific thread is moved from Off Topic to the China regional forum.

Thrilling Monday report, see man: We got to bed at Many a.m. but awoke before the alarm, si and no zzz and man. Lunch was onejar of gefilte fish* marked down from post-Passover, ingest financially savvy we man. *we are going to hit more stores to look for more of this, quite a deal man Attempted siesta thereafter had no prayer, si and no zzz and man. At Many p.m., went to doc to investigate hosed "good" wrist and hosed knees, awristed development we man. Rx is for Many mg of prednisone, man. All body parts but our adrenal gland** agree that prednisone should be one of the major food groups, si man. **which unfortunately has veto power, sigh man After doc, we went to a down-closing "One-Penny-Less-Than-$1" store and got random stuff at slight-to-decent discount, financially savvy we man. Din-din was toucans of Chef B. Beefaroni, ingest we man. A much more effective siesta was interrupted by an infernal automated call from the pharmacy with "an update on your prescription," man. Miu rejected the fancy soft miu-food from the above store, spoiled miu man. We must try to catch her for the vet on Tuesday morn, fingers crossed we man. Mini-B. got a "1" in his Band solo & Band ensemble, highest ranking man. No word yet on our Inglish grade, no man. Mama T-B. is aysheep-mad because Uncle T-B.'s home-health-nursing outfit is still calling her rather than us about Uncle T-B.'s appointments et al., It Runs Downhill man. Party with the rubias after late TV news, cavort we man.

Well, of course, coming from the Arctic version of North Dakota, si and eh mam ma'am. We have often feared having the imprint of a Ford FManyMany0 in our rear bumper, si and eh and sigh mam ma'am. And percentage precised, si and see and mam ma'am! Quite a report, si mam ma'am. 1. Most Canadians aren't used to Texas weather, no and eh mam ma'am. 2. This is what you get for living on the Yankee side of I-Many, si and eh and mam ma'am! Many. Your Many -- si man, Many -- P-math errors are egregious, mam ma'am. However, we were wondering how and whether you made it through, relieved we man. Regarding skill in this field, you either or you ain't, si and see mam ma'am. Use screws and not nails, important tip mam ma'am.

~~~~~~~~~ Ivy League Grads Slip Below County Fair Carnies On Forbes List Of Most Desirable Employee Candidates U.S. — Forbes has released its newest list of "Most Desirable Employee Candidates", which saw Ivy League graduates slip down just below carnies and the people who wash car windows at stoplights. "We surveyed the top 500 companies in the United States," explained lead author Dan Rollins. "Employers consistently stated they would [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/ivy-league-grads-slip-below-county-fair-carnies-on-forbes-list-of-most-desirable-company-hires

Five Major SCOTUS Decisions Expected This Summer Every June, legal analysts, political pundits, and Court watchers brace for what has become one of the most significant—and oftentimes nerve-wracking—annual political events: the yearly release of long-awaited Supreme Court opinions. The Court already made an early splash this term in March with its historic 9-0 ruling that Colorado does not have the constitutional authority to unilaterally remove Donald Trump from its state primary ballots. In just a few weeks, the justices are expected to hand down more noteworthy decisions that could have significant implications on American politics, the November presidential election, and the future of the law itself. Here are five cases to follow. [...] https://amac.us/newsline/society/five-major-scotus-decisions-expected-this-summer/

Here's a highly readable analysis by Lee Smith. I agree with it; you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saving Hamas The Palestinian terror organization refuses to release hostages while clinging to its last stronghold in Rafah. So why is the Biden administration throwing the full weight of the U.S. government at Israel to prevent it from routing Hamas? [...] [...] To put it another way, the moves made by Obama and now Biden are not primarily about destabilizing the Middle East. Rather, they are designed to destabilize the United States. [...] https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/saving-hamas

Talks about cats, too. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Why do dogs sniff each other's butts? When two dogs meet, they often go straight for a whiff of each other's behind. And anyone living in a multicat household will tell you that cats regularly put their nose under their fellow felines' tails. So why do dogs sniff each other's butts? It turns out, there's a good reason behind this bottom-sniffing obsession. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/why-dogs-sniff-others-butts-090000688.html

Of course, they're still pushing the "vaccine." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 new COVID variants called 'FLiRT' are spreading in the U.S. What are the symptoms? Respiratory virus season may be ending in the United States, but a new group of COVID-19 variants are circulating, sparking concerns about a potential summer wave. The family of variants, nicknamed "FLiRT," after their mutations, include KP.2, which is now the dominant variant in the United States. In recent weeks, KP.2 quickly overtook JN.1, the omicron subvariant that drove a surge in COVID cases this past winter. [...] https://www.yahoo.com/news/2-covid-variants-called-flirt-223845613.html

Mama Cat and Newborns Kittens are the Most Adorable 'Walmart Find' An animal rescue worker is making everyone on the Internet super jealous with what she found at her local Walmart store's outdoor living department in Arkansas. Listen, as someone who shops a lot I have never returned home with anything this fantastic. Sale dish towels? Sure. Newborn kittens and their mama? Never! [...] https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/mama-cat-newborns-kittens-most-141500797.html

That's good. Most or all of these countries would probably care only about a conviction, which your situation is not remotely close to.

This article is good long-range information for naturalized citizens, and it's a good reminder for everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 1 Big Mistake You Should Never, Ever Make With Your Passport [...] "A lot of us just think we need a valid passport to travel the world beyond our borders, but what many people don't realize [is] that a current passport alone might not be enough," said Katy Nastro, a spokesperson for the flight alert service Going. Indeed, many countries require your passport to have a certain duration of validity remaining beyond the intended dates of your trip. The most common lengths are three and six months past the date you fly back to the U.S. [...] Continues: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/1-big-mistake-never-ever-111603933.html

Thrilling Sunday report, see man: It was Many-o de Mayo, Mexican holiday man. Visited Mama T-B., visit Mama T-B. Two Guys man. Mama T-B. wanted help changing cartridges in her inkjet printer, those are nothing but headaches man. Mini-B. was recruited for this, with help of an online tutorial, scope wee man and senior she man. Mini-B. grasped the essence right away and proceeded, bad move man. Mama T-B. wanted to see the entire video and went aysheep regarding the premature action, aysheep senior she man. Of course, what Mini-B. did worked, but not satisfactory to Mama T-B. because the entire tutorial wasn't viewed, aysheep senior she man. Then, the test-pattern wouldn't print the pink color, how important is this man. Mama T-B. began fretting about missed instructions, defective cartridges, or both, aysheep senior she man. We were recruited to diagnose this, like we know any more than anyone else about it man. We found several tutorials but not to Mama T-B.'s liking, no man. We ended up the bad guy in this entire episode, can't win man. Mama T-B. donated several of the week's desserts to Mini-B., as usual man. Mama T-B. donated a lunch allocation to Mini-B., pick up on way out man. It was enchiladas, beans, & rice, Many-o de Mayo theme man. On our way to the T-B.-mobile, it began to monsoon, recurrent pattern all day man. Mini-B. got mad at us for needing a restroom visit before retrieving lunch, peeved wee man. At the casa, Mini-B. consumed the enchiladas, ingest wee man. He then wanted desserts, ingest Many (2+1) -- si man, Many (2+1) -- of them wee man. We consumed the rice/beans and the Manys Leches ([2+1] leches) dessert, ingest we man. At the end, we had Many (2+2+1) -- si man, Many (2+2+1) -- empty styrofoam containers, garbage man. We eventually conquered the Many (2+1) laundry loads, victorious we man. Our attempted siesta was thwarted by incoming texts from ex-Mrs.-T-B., no zzz for we man man. Din-din was Many (2 Manyzen +1) mini-tacos from Costco, ingest Two Guys man. Mini-B. expressed approval, full week of acceptable Two Guys din-dins concocted by us man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. was returning (with the Rojo) from a conference in Orlando, return ex-she man man. Cousin Mini-B. came to her casa to receive Mini-B., recruit ex-she man senior wee man man. We dropped Mini-B. a bit early, betwixt monsoons man. Of course, Mini-B. forgot something in our casa, retrieve and return we man. We still got to watch AFV, practically mandatory man. Miu immediately became questioning and needy, where's Big Bruddah man. We had to spend considerable time mollifying distressed miu, mollify we man miu man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. phoned us late to express her fed-uppedness with Mini-B.'s pre-bedtime behavior, irked ex-she man. We agreed and told her what we do, semi-effective man. Ex-Mrs.-T-B. is prohibiting his phone use in the bathroom from now on, probably sensible man. We want to do this but are reasonably effective with use of constant badgering/yelling, OK for now man. Mini-B. has no sense of time and is Siamese-Twinned to his phone, man. We have a doc appointment Monday afternoon, renew Rx's and ask minor questions man. We hope to hear about our Inglish grade on the recent assignment, pins-&-needles we man.

Whether you're being sarcastic or not, Bro G., we make it a point to keep two -- one in the garage, one in the T-B.-mobile's trunk, si man. Who cares if we need it once in a blue moon, conclude we man. One winter years ago when we had to park outside, we needed not only the ice-scraper, but a couple of panfuls of boiling water to soften the ice so that we could scrape it, remember we man.

The lingering question in my mind is how another country would or could know about a misdemeanor from 9 years ago, and expunged on top of that. If you had to apply for a visa to enter or to stay for a long time, you might have to report it, but if you can simply enter for a stay that's shorter than 90 or 120 or 180 days, the entry personnel probably won't even ask. Regardless, researching the entry requirements of your countries of choice is sound advice. You might even contact the U.S. Citizen units of the U.S. consulates in those countries to gain their feedback. --- Just today, I found this online article, which is good for everyone to read: The 1 Big Mistake You Should Never, Ever Make With Your Passport [...] "A lot of us just think we need a valid passport to travel the world beyond our borders, but what many people don't realize [is] that a current passport alone might not be enough," said Katy Nastro, a spokesperson for the flight alert service Going. Indeed, many countries require your passport to have a certain duration of validity remaining beyond the intended dates of your trip. The most common lengths are three and six months past the date you fly back to the U.S. [...] Continues: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/1-big-mistake-never-ever-111603933.html

In hopes of compelling more approvals and good news (that is, if correlation = causation), we present here our Official Weekly VAWA-Thread Joke: ============================================== AS INSTRUCTED Two hunters were out one day and were about to shoot a buck. Suddenly, one of the hunters clutched his chest and fell to the ground. The other hunter, in shock, called 9-1-1. The operator said, "9-1-1; what's your emergency?" The hunter nervously said, "My friend just collapsed, and I think he's dead!" The operator responded, "OK; can you make sure?" A gunshot was heard over the phone. "Done. Now what?"

New York DA Indicts Trump For Bringing Firefighters Pizza But No Salad Or Cheesy Bread [...] "After a lengthy day in court, former President Trump personally delivered pizzas to New York firefighters without a single leaf of salad or some cheesy bread," declared District Attorney Alvin Bragg. "For the sake of our democracy, he must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, and then a bit further." [...] https://babylonbee.com/news/new-york-da-indicts-trump-for-paying-off-firefighters-with-hush-pizza

Protesters Trashed the Portland State University Library So Badly It Will Remain Closed Until the Fall [...] "I wish when a protest is happening people didn't feel licensed to cause damage to something that doesn't have anything to do with what is being protested," said Christina Osborn, a PSU senior. [...] https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/05/04/protesters-trashed-the-portland-state-university-library-so-badly-it-will-remain-closed-until-the-fall-n4928767

This man of God "gets it." Although this perhaps merits its own thread, it's being put in this thread in order to put these university-campus debacles into largest perspective. Comment after reading the whole thing, please. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Jewish Holiday About Strength, Not Victimhood https://pjmedia.com/rabbi-michael-barclay/2024/05/04/a-jewish-holiday-about-strength-not-victimhood-n4928775

The only solution is to send U several zillion more dollars, right? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine's Soldiers Admit Even Rear Lines are Failing [...] In a rare interview with one Ukrainian front-line commander, the Associated Press reveals that it's often not even safe for them to pull back and try to regroup in the face of the Russian advance. They have no ability to counter these types of attacks and the Russians can reach well beyond the poorly defined front lines. [...] https://hotair.com/jazz-shaw/2024/05/04/ukraines-soldiers-admit-even-rear-lines-are-failing-n3787757

Finally, a piece that articulates what has bothered many of us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's How We Know The Climate Crisis Is Not About The Climate [...] Over the last three calendar years, 2021, 2022, and 2023, “"no country has reduced its carbon emissions more than any other major nation on a per capita basis," the Committee to Unleash Prosperity tells us. "Even though our GDP is about 50% higher than China's, our per capita emissions are roughly the same," says the group. The data also tell us that though China's emissions grow every year, "ours have come down every year over the last decade." Yet the U.S. is continually singled out as the worst greenhouse gas offender [...] https://issuesinsights.com/2024/05/03/heres-how-we-know-the-climate-crisis-is-not-about-the-climate/

Why is this not surprising? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trump Whodunnit: Prosecutors admit key evidence in document case has been tampered with In a stunning admission, Special Counsel Jack Smith's team is admitting that key evidence in former President Donald Trump's classified documents criminal case was altered or manipulated since it was seized by the FBI, and that prosecutors misled the court about it for a period of time. Legal experts told Just the News the revelation could prove to be a serious problem for prosecutors and a violation of court rules to preserve evidence in the state it was seized. [...] https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/all-things-trump/trump-whodunnit-prosecutors-admit-key-evidence-document-case-has

It's hard enough for U.S. authorities to retrieve expunged records. Imagine how difficult this would be for authorities in foreign countries. I think it's Canada that won't let U.S. citizens in if there's a conviction for DUI, DWI, or similar (others can confirm or correct this). An expunged misdemeanor arrest from 9 years ago would almost certainly be beyond their capability to research. If you have a U.S. passport with at least 6 months of validity left on it, you can travel just about anywhere, of course keeping in mind any lengths of stay or work permits required by other countries. I wouldn't worry about your arrest.

Ain't no CVS or even Rite-Aid in Sumatra, man.